Sunday shows round-up: Cleverly says cabinet not involved in gambling controversy
A betting scandal surrounding the election date has led to more controversy for Rishi Sunak this week, with multiple Conservatives…
Is Israel ready for war with Hezbollah?
Whenever the great Shakespearean actor Sir Donald Wolfit had to exit the stage during a performance, he would always take…
Palestinian pipe dream
The idea of a Palestinian State has gripped the West with such force that even the most well-known defenders of…
Why Japan is unlikely to legalise same-sex marriage
Thailand has just passed a ‘landmark’ marriage equality bill, which will pave the way for the recognition of same-sex unions…
Fourth Tory embroiled in betting probe
Is there anyone in CCHQ currently not under investigation? The Sunday Times today reports that Nick Mason, the chief data…
Why Nigel Farage is becoming Ed Davey’s secret weapon
Ed Davey will be very happy about Nigel Farage’s political comeback. This might seem odd – Davey leads a socially…
Why is Euro 2024 so dull?
It is still early days but Euro 2024 in Germany has yet to take off as a tournament. It is…
Don’t dismiss America getting into cricket
US cricket is rising. After beating Pakistan and pushing India, the Americans have reached the last eight of the T20…
Are women being raped in Taliban jails?
It has been almost three years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. In that time, women have become…
Is Jean-Luc Melenchon the most dangerous man in France?
The figurehead of the far left and the man who dreams of becoming Prime Minister of France declared this week:…
How has Farage fallen for the idea that the West provoked Russia?
Nigel Farage enjoyed a combative exchange with Nick Robinson in his BBC Panorama interview this evening, and acquitted himself well…
JK Rowling’s accusations will hurt Starmer
Perhaps JK Rowling should be the leader of the opposition. She describes herself as ‘left leaning’, she has a huge…
Six Corbynites switching to other parties
There’s been a lot of focus on splits on the right during the election campaign – but what about splits…
The Green party’s women problem
In an excellent essay I wrote for this magazine at the start of the year – ‘Sir’ Ed Davey’s Lib Dems are…
The boring truth about Keir Starmer
How would you define ‘working people’? You’d think that ‘people who work’ would be a pretty safe bet. But Keir…
Germany’s tragedy is that it isn’t ready for the future
How do we defend Europe without the Americans? With Donald Trump inciting Russia to ‘do whatever the hell they want’…
The future looks bright for Spanish bullfighting
In one of my local bars, in the Andalucian town of Antequera, there’s a poster on the door advertising bullfighting…
Are Palestinians destined for eternal misery?
It was a sad, depressing sight; a Gazan man was leading a donkey-drawn cart along a dusty, broken Gazan street,…
Bird Flu, fear, and perverse incentives
A 59-year-old man unfortunately died in Mexico in late April. Having been bed-bound for weeks and suffering from type-2 diabetes…
We would’ve won with Boris
There is one thing that all Conservative activists and candidates are thinking when we go out knocking on doors and…
Inside the battle for Bristol
Even if Keir Starmer wins a landslide majority next week, there is one former stronghold he might still lose. A…
JK Rowling’s blistering attack on Sir Keir
It’s not just the Conservatives who are facing difficulties this election season. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party has found itself…
Bowen to the rescue
‘And just when it looked like Labor might hold on to power, Chris Bowen came thundering into town to snatch…
Brown study
There are few issues of public interest that have aggravated me as much as the recent defenestration of Peter Costello.…
